as in spooning
to lift out with something that holds liquid
scooped broth out of the pan with a spoon
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Recent Examples of scooping
That’s right, y’all, with the touch of the sliding button, scooping batter for muffins, cupcakes, brownies, and other baked treats is as easy as pie.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Petra Fagerström Since winning the Central Saint Martins MA L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award last year, Petra Fagerström’s been busy scooping Milan’s Challenge the Fabric Award and becoming an LVMH Prize semifinalist.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Poppe was known in the Cincinnati news scene for scooping other TV stations during his 37 years at channel 9, starting in 1970 until retiring in 2007.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Just like a New Year’s resolution, the feeding and scooping lasts for about a week or two, and then the enthusiasm wears off.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
So where did this period-scooping myth come from?
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
Rooting down and sharing out at the exact same time, scooping decades of beauty and legacy and plunging it forward, into this moment, for you, for us, a gift.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Those beaches that draw so many people to barrier islands are also in a constant state of erosion, waves and tides scooping sand and depositing it down the coast or offshore.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Jameson Tucker scored the only touchdown for the Chanticleers, blocking a punt and scooping it up for a 17-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Petra Fagerström Since winning the Central Saint Martins MA L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award last year, Petra Fagerström’s been busy scooping Milan’s Challenge the Fabric Award and becoming an LVMH Prize semifinalist.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Poppe was known in the Cincinnati news scene for scooping other TV stations during his 37 years at channel 9, starting in 1970 until retiring in 2007.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Just like a New Year’s resolution, the feeding and scooping lasts for about a week or two, and then the enthusiasm wears off.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
So where did this period-scooping myth come from?
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
Rooting down and sharing out at the exact same time, scooping decades of beauty and legacy and plunging it forward, into this moment, for you, for us, a gift.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Those beaches that draw so many people to barrier islands are also in a constant state of erosion, waves and tides scooping sand and depositing it down the coast or offshore.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Jameson Tucker scored the only touchdown for the Chanticleers, blocking a punt and scooping it up for a 17-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooping
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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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But your interest in separating eggs, stirring continuously, sifting or spooning or levelling flour—in short, your interest in baking—is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true.—
Talia Argondezzi,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In 2009, employees Burr Oak Cemetery employees were accused of digging up old graves, emptying their remains in various locations around the grounds, then reselling the burial plots to newly grieving families.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Healthy fats to help slow gastric emptying and blunt glucose spikes.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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As the flood was beginning to wane, a monarch was crossing the valley, momentarily dipping down to sip nectar from a patch of penstemons still standing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Scooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooping. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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